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9th Environmental Sc

JORGE - Chapter 1-Section 2 OUTLINE Page 1-2

Question

Answer

GARRETT HARDIN SHORT TERM LONG TERM

TRAGEDY OF THE COMMONS:
In his essay, ecologist ____________ ___________ argued that the main difficulty in solving environmental problems is the conflict between the ______ _______ interests of the individual and the ______ ______ welfare of society

ANIMALS

TRAGEDY OF THE COMMONS:
It was in the best interest of the individual to put as many _________ in the commons as possible.

DESTROYED

TRAGEDY OF THE COMMONS:
However, if too many grazed on the commons, they ___________ the grass and everyone suffered because no one could animals on the commons .

CLOSED

TRAGEDY OF THE COMMONS:
The commons were eventually replaced by _____________ fields owned by individuals.

OVERGLAZING

TRAGEDY OF THE COMMONS:
Owners were now careful not to put too many animals on their land, because _____________ ____________ wouldn't allow them to raise as many animals next year.

DEPLETED

TRAGEDY OF THE COMMONS:
Hardins point being that someone or some group must take responsibility for maintaining a resource or it will become _____________

NATURAL RESOURCES

TRAGEDY OF THE COMMONS:
Hardins point can be applied to our modern commons, ___________ ________

SOLVE

TRAGEDY OF THE COMMONS:
We can ________ environmental problems by planning by planning, organizing, considering the scientific evidence, and proposing a solution.

LAW OF SUPPLY AND DEMAND

ECONOMICS AND THE ENVIRONMENT:
The ___ __ ______ _____ _______ is a law of economics that states as the demand for a good or service increases, the value or the food or service also increases.

OIL

ECONOMICS AND THE ENVIRONMENT:
An example is the word ____ production.

HIGH

ECONOMICS AND THE ENVIRONMENT:
The cost of environmental solutions can be _____.

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS

ECONOMICS AND THE ENVIRONMENT:
A ______ - ______ - _______ balances the cost of the action against the benefits one expects from it.

TAXPAYER

ECONOMICS AND THE ENVIRONMENT:
The results depend on who is doing the analysis. Often, environmental regulations are passed on to the consumers or __________.

RISK

ECONOMICS AND THE ENVIRONMENT:
One of the cost of any action is the _______ of an undesirable outcome.

RISK ASSESSMENT

ECONOMICS AND THE ENVIRONMENT:
_____ _________ is a tool that helps us create cost effective ways to protect our health and environment.

PUBLIC

ECONOMICS AND THE ENVIRONMENT:
To come up with an effective solution to an environmental problems and solution a society can make.

WEALTH RESOURCES

DEVELOPED AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES:
The unequal distribution of ________ and __________ around the world influence the environmental problems and solutions a society can make.

DEVELOPED

DEVELOPED AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES:
___________ countries have higher income, slower population growth, diverse industrial economies, and stronger social support.

DEVELOPING

DEVELOPED AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES:
_______________ countries have lower average incomes, simple agriculture-based communities, and rapid population growth.

GROWING

DEVELOPED AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES:
The human population in some areas is ______________ too quickly for the local environment to support.

FASTER

DEVELOPED AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES:
People are using up, wasting, or polluting many natural resources _______ than they can be renewed, replaced, or cleaned up.

POPULATION

DEVELOPED AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES:
When the ____________ in a area grows rapidly, there may not be enough natural resources for everyone to live a healthy, productive life.

EXTINCTION

DEVELOPED AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES:
In severely over populated regions, forests are stripped bare , topsoil is exausted, and animals are driven to _____________

THREATS

DEVELOPED AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES:
In these areas, malnutrition, starvation, and disease can be constant _________

STARVING

DEVELOPED AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES:
In developing countries, millions of people are starving ___________

FASTEST

DEVELOPED AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES:
Yet these human populations tend to grow the _________.

PACE

DEVELOPED AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES:
Food production, eduction, and job creation cannot keep _____ with the population growth, so each person gets fewer resources as time goes by.

DEVELOPED

DEVELOPED AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES:
To support the higher quality of life, _________ countries are using much more of Earths resources.

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DEVELOPED AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES:
Developed nations use about __ percent of the worlds resources, although they make up only __ percent of the worlds population.

COMMONS

TRAGEDY OF THE COMMONS::
THE EXAMPLE HE USED WAS THE_________ OR THE AREAS OF LAND THAT BELONGED TO THE WHOLE VILLAGE.